Antifungal efficacy of zinc oxide nanoparticles against ganoderma boninense- in vitro

E. Yuli and Jedol Dayou and K.P. Chong. (2020) Antifungal efficacy of zinc oxide nanoparticles against ganoderma boninense- in vitro.

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Abstract

Malaysia's oil palm industry faces a severe crop disease infection called basal stem rot (BSR) caused by a white-rot fungus called Ganoderma boninense (GB). Numerous methods have been taken to manage the disease, but there are no satisfactory control measures for the disease to date. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the antifungal efficacy of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) against GB. The in-vitro antifungal activities of ZnO NPs were expressed in inhibition of GB mycelia growth in potato dextrose agar (PDA) incorporated with different concentrations of ZnO NPs (2, 4, 6, 10, 20 mg/mL). All of the concentration of ZnO NPs does not show a total inhibition growth of GB, in which the highest concentration (20 mg/mL) can only reach 79% of inhibition rate. However, all concentrations' inhibition rate exceeds 50%, which showed a significant antifungal capacity on mycelial growth of GB. The amount of ergosterol content was done by HPLC analysis resulted in the amount of ergosterol decreasing as the concentration of ZnO NPs increases. To further evaluate the treatment's efficacy, it is undergone SEM screening to examine the morphology changes of GB hyphae. The results show a lower density of the fungal mat, a malformation, and the strand of hyphae is shriveled compared to the control.

Item Type: Proceedings
Keyword: Ganoderma boninense, Zinc oxide nanoparticle, HPLC, Ergosterol, SEM
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Q Science > QR Microbiology
Department: FACULTY > Faculty of Science and Natural Resources
Depositing User: SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS -
Date Deposited: 18 Jun 2021 14:23
Last Modified: 18 Jun 2021 14:23
URI: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/7291

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